Windows ALT Codes

In Windows, combinations of the ALT key plus a numeric code from the number keypad can be used to type a non-English character in any Windows application.

See the detailed instructions on the ALT Code How To for complete information on implementing the code. Additional options for entering accents in Windows are also listed in the Accents section of this Web site.

Spanish ALT Codes

Capital Vowels

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ALT Code

Á

ALT+0193

É

ALT+0201

Í

ALT+0205

Ó

ALT+0211

Ú

ALT+0218

Ñ

ALT+0209

Ü

ALT+0220

Lower Vowels

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ALT Code

á

ALT+0225

é

ALT+0233

í

ALT+0237

ó

ALT+0243

ú

ALT+0250

ñ

ALT+0241

ü

ALT+0252

Other Symbols

Sym

ALT Code

¿

ALT+0191

¡

ALT+0161

º

ALT+0186 (Masculine Ordinal)

ª

ALT+0170 (Feminine Ordinal)

«

ALT+0171 (Left Angle Quote)

»

ALT+0187 (Right Angle Quote)

€

ALT+0128

Quick Examples

To input capital Á (ALT+0193), hold down the ALT key then type 0193 (all four digits) on the numeric keypad. The ALT codes do not work with the row of number keys on the top.

HTML Entity Codes

The following codes may needed in some Web platforms to ensure that a Spanish character is correctly displayed.

Use these codes to input accented letters in HTML. For instance, if you
want to type señor you would type se&ntilde;or.

The numbers in parentheses are the numeric codes assigned in Unicode encoding. For instance, because ñ is number 241, se&#241;or can also be used to input señor. These numbers are also used with the Windows Alt
codes listed above.

HTML Entity Codes for Spanish characters

Capital Vowels

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Entity Code

Á

&Aacute; (193)

É

&Eacute; (201)

Í

&Iacute; (205)

Ó

&Oacute; (211)

Ú

&Uacute; (218)

Ñ

&Ntilde; (209)

Ü

&Uuml; (220)

Lower Vowel

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Entity Code

á

&aacute; (225)

é

&eacute; (233)

í

&iacute;(237)

ó

&oacute; (243)

ú

&uacute; (250)

ñ

&ntilde; (241)

ü

&uuml; (252)

Other Punctuation

Sym

Entity Code

¿

&iquest; (191)

¡

&iexcl; (161)

º

&ordm; (186)

ª

&ordf; (170)

«

&laquo; (171)

»

&raquo; (187)

‹

&lsaquo;

›

&rsaquo;

€

&euro;

Note: Older browsers may not the suport single angle codes (&lsaquo; / &rsaquo; for ‹ and ›).